News &amp; Features - November 2009

Pam Wayts presents an envelope of money to the family of Kelly Burgess for Burgess's three-year-old son Christopher during a memorial to honor her life at the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center in Lakewood on Wednesday. Wayts raised $190 that will be put into a trust fund for the child according to the family.

Loveland veteran Tom Buchanan laughs as he tugs on a rope to ring a bronze bell attached to the bed of a pick up truck while riding through the streets of Loveland before dawn on Veteran's Day.

An American flag and an Army flag flap in the wind as sounds from a bell ringing from the back of Tony Aboott's truck resonate through downtown Loveland in honor of Veterans Day Wednesday before dawn.

Helen Byers of Fort Collins cuts the hair of Darvel Silda of Loveland on Tuesday during the Stand Down event at the Catholic Charities in Fort Collins. Yesterday marked the third time the charity offered the event which offers free meals, haircuts, clothing, shelters, flu shots and health screenings to any veteran.

Army veterans Mike Romero, left, and Larry Juvera drink sparkling juice while they wait for Juvera to get a haircut on Tuesday at the Catholic Charities in Fort Collins. About 80 veterans took advantage of the services during the third annual Stand Down event.

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Retired teacher Myrna Barney reads aloud the book “Chewy Louie” to kindergartners in Kelsie Logan’s classroom at Sarah Milner Elementary while volunteering Tuesday at the school.

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Ben Ware zips down the road on a street luge Monday afternoon in south Loveland while helping friends make adjustments to the luges which they recently built using wood and skateboard parts.

Aaron Heaton, left, and Don Chapman, cofounders of Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, teamed up to brew their German-style beer out of Chapman's garage in Loveland after they won several brewing competitions. The two plan to move the operation out of the garage to a larger building so they can bring Loveland its first brewery and offer their craft beers by early next year.

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John Larsen rides Monday on a street luge that he constructed recently with members of a church youth group that he leads. Larsen said the project was a good way to teach the youth how to design and build something and also how to properly use various hand tools.

Sean Tait rides on e of his many unicycles Wednesday in front of his Loveland home. He calls this unicycle the giraffe because it is so tall.

Sean Tait shows off some of his extreme unicycle riding as he jumps off of a picnic table near his Loveland home on Wednesday.

The group "Three of Us" perform Sunday at the Elks Lodge in downtown Loveland. From left are, Kara Glover, Clifford Fiske and Sharon Sheets.

Tom Buchanan listens as "Three of Us" perform Sunday at the Elks Lodge in downtown Loveland. The concert, which benefits Honor Flight Northern Colorado, raised over $5,000, enough to send at least five veterans to see the World War II Memorial in the nations capital.

Spectators cheer during the First Lego League Competition on Saturday at Berthoud High School. Front from left are Zac Buschy, 11, Tyler Hyland, 11, Maddie Reid, 11, and Kacie Atchison, 10.

Watching a robotics demonstration Saturday afternoon during the First Lego League Competition at Berthoud High School are, from left, Josh Stackhouse, 10, Zach Wilson, 10, and Ben Kaes, 10. Josh and Ben were teammates on the Mariochanics and Zach was a member of the Transketeers team.

Daniel Warner, 9, left, and Joel Rozum, 9, of the Meteor Storm team from Loveland's Faith Evangelical Church make an adjustment to their robot during a demonstration run at the First Lego League Competition on Saturday at Berthoud High School.

Sebastian Bushey, employee of Merry Janes Wellness Center, hangs out in the waiting area of the medical marijuana dispensary on Thursday.

Anthony Krepel, owner of Merry Janes Wellness Center replaces a bud of "purple kush" into its container at the "bud bar" during opening day of the medical marijuana dispensary.

Anthony Krepel, owner of Merry Janes Wellness Center, works the "bud bar" during opening day of his medical marijuana dispensary on Thursday. His becomes the fifth such dispensary in Loveland.

Thompson Valley High School senior Naomi Winick raises her arms after sticking her landing on the uneven bars during the individual finals of the Class 5A State Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at Thornton High School. Winick scored a 9.85 and tied Michelle Tharpe of Fort Collins High School for first in state in the event.

Loveland High School freshman Kailie Hartman, right, runs past Heather Bates of Pine Creek High School into fifth place in the 5A State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins.

Runners take to the course during the 4A State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins. 2A to 5A High schools from all over colorado came to participate in the race around the high school grounds.

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Loveland residents Rachel Trupp, left, and Carolyn Bernhardt talk about their experiences with having their children overseas in the military during wartime and the group they used to belong to called War Mothers.

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Photographs on display in Rachel Trupp's Loveland home show her family members in their military uniforms. From left are her husband, Vernon, her son, Harlin and grandson, Dan.

B.F. Kitchen Elementary School third grader Isy Omundson, 8, is excited to find the word respect in her new dictionary Friday at the school as her classmate Kaylee Echard, 8, right, looks on. Members of the Loveland Rotary Club and Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation gave third-graders at the school their very own dictionaries Friday.

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Loveland poet Veronica Patterson reads a poem during a poetry reading Thursday evening in the Foot Gallery at the Loveland Museum/Gallery. Patterson will be reading from her new book of poetry, “Thresh & Hold,” published this month, at a poetry reading and book signing next Thursday at the Loveland Museum/Gallery.

Loveland artist Alfredo Linares, left, and his wife Marielisa feed the birds on their daily walk at North Lake Park on Thursday. Today's weather is expected to be similar to yesterday's with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 70s.

Pastor Scott Phillips poses in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Berthoud. The church will celebrate its 125th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 15.

Sandy Hagberg, left, and Janice Gibb search through photographs on Thursday that they will include in a historical anniversary book of the First Presbyterian Church of Berthoud that will also include some of the member's memories.